Esteve Calzada, the director of Saudi football club Al Hilal, has been very critical of Ronald Koeman. The Spaniard accuses the national coach of the Dutch national team of a lack of experience. Calzada refers to the statements made by Koeman last month Steven Bergwijnand his choice to choose Al Ittihad.
Bergwijn moved from Ajax to Al Ittihad just before the deadline. That move did not go down well with Koeman. “It is clear, in the case of Bergwijn, at the age of 26, that most people do not have great sporting ambitions. The book is closed for him? In principle, yes,” he said, among other things.
“As someone who lives in the country, loves the country and appreciates the quality of the product we market there, I did not like these statements,” said Calzada. at a press conference at The Summit, a meeting of top sports administrators. in London.
“I don’t think this is fair. “And if you look at the players who have come to Saudi Arabia, most of them will still be internationals for their country. Look at Aymeric Laporte, Ruben Neves, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bono. They are all still called up .
Koeman’s sneer came out of the blue for Calzada. “It came a little out of nowhere. Maybe because of the lack of knowledge about the value and quality of the competition. If you look at the games and the facilities, they meet European standards. That’s why I feels so bad for the Dutch players, because he is clearly an exception.”
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